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Ferring & Kingston Gorse

Middle area

East Arun. 6,189 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Ferring & Kingston Gorse live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£535,000
Joint 778th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,248
Joint 3,121st least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Ferring & Kingston Gorse

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ferring & Kingston Gorse at a rate of 47.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.8 per 1,000 people across Arun.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences76
Anti-social behaviour68
Other crime50
Shoplifting36
Criminal damage and arson25
Vehicle crime22
Burglary9
Drug offences8
Robbery2
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Ferring & Kingston Gorse compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Ferring & Kingston GorseMiddle
Median sale price19 middle areas, Arun · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Arun19 areas from £170,000 to £535,000. The middle area is £350,000. Ferring & Kingston Gorse is £535,000.
£535,000most expensive
Population19 middle areas, Arun · 2021
Population: every middle area in Arun19 areas from 5,598 to 12,166. The middle area is 8,181. Ferring & Kingston Gorse is 6,248.
6,2483rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 middle areas, Arun · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Arun19 areas from 19.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Ferring & Kingston Gorse is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Arun · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Arun19 areas from 52.0% to 98.1%. The middle area is 86.3%. Ferring & Kingston Gorse is 85.9%.
85.9%8th lowest

Is Ferring & Kingston Gorse safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ferring & Kingston Gorse at a rate of 47.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.8 per 1,000 people across Arun.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 33 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ferring & Kingston Gorse.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (76), anti-social behaviour (68) and other crime (50).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Arun

These figures are published for the whole of Arun, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Arun and not Ferring & Kingston Gorse alone. See Arun

Average house price
£321,460
Up 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,546
44th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
Joint 73rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.4
141st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Ferring & Kingston Gorse in brief

The median price paid for a home in Ferring & Kingston Gorse was £535,000 in 2025.

Ferring & Kingston Gorse had 6,248 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Ferring & Kingston Gorse live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Ferring & Kingston Gorse, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.